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Connecting Estelle Getty and Sarah, Duchess of York
Estelle Getty
In reality, she was a year younger than her television daughter, Bea Arthur, who played Dorothy Zbornak.
She was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, her headstone inscribed with the words "With Love and Laughter" and a Star of David to indicate her Jewish heritage. Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Rue McClanahan, her co-stars from '' The Golden Girls'' were saddened by her loss and, in an interview, said that her disease had progressed to the point where she was not able to hold conversations with them or recognize them.
Bea Arthur
In 2005, she participated in the Comedy Central roast of Pamela Anderson, where she recited sexually explicit passages from Anderson's book ''Star Struck'' in a deadpan fashion.
Pamela Anderson
Anderson took over the role from comedian Ruby Wax, with former ''EastEnders'' actress Anita Dobson and comedian Paul O'Grady also booked for the role.
Ruby Wax
American-British comedian, writer, actress, mental health campaigner, and lecturer
In 1994, ''Ruby Wax Meets Madonna'' aired on the BBC, followed by the series ''Ruby Wax Meets...'' (1996–98), in which she interviewed public figures such as Imelda Marcos, O. J. Simpson, and Pamela Anderson. '' Ruby Wax Meets...'' was nominated for a 1997 BAFTA Award (credited to Clive Tulloh and Don Boyd), for an interview with Sarah, Duchess of York, an interview which attracted over 14 million viewers.
Estelle Getty
Finally, in 1982, nearing 60 years old, she found her breakthrough role as Mrs. Beckoff in the Broadway production '' Torch Song Trilogy'', a character that playwright Harvey Fierstein had created specifically with her in mind.
Getty was said by friends Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O'Donnell, both notable members of the LGBT community, to have been heavily involved in HIV/AIDS activism and had lost close friends and family to the disease, among them her nephew Steven Scher (1962–1992), whom she cared for after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and her '' Torch Song Trilogy'' co-star Court Miller (1952–1986).
Harvey Fierstein
American actor and playwright
Fierstein also wrote the book for '' La Cage aux Folles'' (1983), winning another Tony Award, this time for Best Book of a Musical, and a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Book. '' Legs Diamond'', his 1988 collaboration with Peter Allen, was a critical and commercial failure, closing after 72 previews and 64 performances, but the songs live on in Peter Allen's biographical musical, '' The Boy from Oz''.
Peter Allen (musician)
Australian singer and songwriter
Allen performed on Australian television for many important occasions: in front of Queen Elizabeth II in 1980 at the Sydney Opera House, before Prince Charles and Princess Diana, once in Melbourne and again in Sydney in 1981, at the opening of the Sydney Entertainment Centre in 1983, where he unveiled for the first time his Australian "Flag" shirt, and the 1980 VFL Grand Final in Melbourne.
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1926)
In March, her second son, Prince Andrew, separated from his wife, Sarah, and Mauritius removed Elizabeth as head of state; her daughter, Princess Anne, divorced Captain Mark Phillips in April; angry demonstrators in Dresden threw eggs at the Queen during a state visit to Germany in October; and a large fire broke out at Windsor Castle, one of her official residences, in November.
Estelle Getty
Notable films in which she appeared include ''Mask'' (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, ''Mannequin (1987 film)'', and ''Stuart Little'' (1999).
Mannequin (1987 film)
Featured in the film, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was a song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren and recorded by the American rock band Starship in 1986.
Diane Warren
Britney Spears, Marcia Hines, Alice Cooper, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, TLC, Aaliyah, Heart, Agnetha Fältskog, Elton John, Cher, Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, Selena, Jessica Simpson, Air Supply, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Roy Orbison, Trisha Yearwood, Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, NSYNC, Rene Froger, Gloria Estefan, Reba McEntire, Enrique Iglesias, Paloma Faith, Russell Watson, Rod Stewart, RBD, Aerosmith, The Cult, Kiss, Ricky Martin, Faith Hill, Michael W. Smith, Meat Loaf, Sugababes, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Exposé, Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer, LeAnn Rimes, Gavin DeGraw, Kierra Sheard, Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga, Chrissy Metz, Claire Richards, Starship, and Westlife, producing some of the songs as well.
Elton John
Later John sang "Delilah" with Tom Jones and "Big Spender" with Shirley Bassey. The 2011 guests included Sarah, Duchess of York, Elizabeth Hurley and George Michael (who performed "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with John), and the auction raised £5{{nbsp}}million, adding to the £45{{nbsp}}million the balls have raised for John's foundation.
Estelle Getty
Getty was said by friends Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O'Donnell, both notable members of the LGBT community, to have been heavily involved in HIV/AIDS activism and had lost close friends and family to the disease, among them her nephew Steven Scher (1962–1992), whom she cared for after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and her '' Torch Song Trilogy'' co-star Court Miller (1952–1986).
Rosie O'Donnell
American comedian
O'Donnell expressed interest in replacing long-time host Bob Barker when he retired from CBS's game show '' The Price Is Right''.
Bob Barker
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Alex Trebek
On October{{Spaces}}4, 2019, in an interview with CTV's Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme, Trebek said: "I'm not afraid of dying" and "I've lived a good life, a full life, and I'm nearing the end of that life...
Lisa LaFlamme
She has also interviewed: Boris Johnson (Mayor of London at the time), Conrad Black (Former businessman), Sarah, Duchess of York, Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Benjamin Netanyahu, Justin Trudeau, John Kerry, and Alex Trebek.
